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  1. Female black grouse

    Female black grouse

  2. Female black grouse

    Female black grouse

  3. Male black grouse lekking

    Male black grouse lekking

  4. Male black grouse

    Male black grouse

  5. Male black grouse

    Male black grouse

  6. Two male black grouse

    Two male black grouse

  7. Young male black grouse

    Young male black grouse

  8. Male black grouse

    Male black grouse

  9. Two male black grouse

    Two male black grouse

  10. Male black grouse in the snow

    Male black grouse in the snow

  11. Battle scars

    Battle scars

  12. Black grouse males fighting during lek

    Black grouse males fighting during lek

  13. black grouse

    black grouse

    another photo of Saturday's bird
  14. black grouse

    black grouse

    As soon as I arrived in the ski resort early this morning, I heard the bubbling song of a black grouse. I walked a few km and managed to get to the spot without being noticed. The male was in full display, I only saw the female in a glimpse. I took quite some pictures, so I will post some more...
  15. Male black grouse

    Male black grouse

    Standing proud during the lek
  16. Young male black grouse

    Young male black grouse

    Standing watch during the lek while the older guys were fighting.
  17. Male black grouse showing off

    Male black grouse showing off

    During a lek
  18. Black grouse males fighting during a lek

    Black grouse males fighting during a lek

  19. Juvenile black grouse

    Juvenile black grouse

    While walking through a relatively quieter part of Bymarka, suddenly 4-5 grouses started flying at every direction (one adult and several chicks). They were very well camouflaged, which was apparent as I was trying to photograph this one which was sitting on a nearby tree and another 3 or 4...
  20. Greyhen

    Greyhen

    The female of the species to my Black Grouse post.
  21. Black Grouse

    Black Grouse

    The following day I picked up Ian and Gillian straight after their breakfast and we set of westwards. En route we stopped at a local beautify spot called Rumbling Bridge (an old stone bridge over a water fall). I posted a picture of it a few years ago in memory of Jim Morris as I took him there...
  22. Black Grouse lek

    Black Grouse lek

    It's a big effort to get to the site before dawn and drive (not me but Tina) to Wales in the early hours, but the experience is rewarding. On a largely overcast morning the otherwise silent moorland was filled with the burbling and spitting of a dozen or so lekking males. The females over whom...
  23. Black Grouse

    Black Grouse

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